"Are we there yet?" Rev continued to question from his seat, his neck craned so he could see the road ahead.
"That's the twenty-fourth time you've asked us in the last ten minutes! Keep your shorts on, Rev. We'll be there in.." Tech glanced at his watch,"twenty minutes."
"Yes, PLEASE keep your shorts on!" Duck commented. Everyone except Rev got Duck's point and glared at him.
Cassidy looked at Tech. "I bet that Rev will say, 'Are we there yet?' at the most, another fifty-eight times before we get there." Cassidy whispered to him.
"I bet more than that." The two coyotes shook their hands in agreement.
"Egukala hungry!" Slam rubbed his stomach, which growled loudly.
Everyone else sighed.
20 MINUTES LATER:
"Are we there yet?"
"NO REV!"
"Wait, we are there!" Lexi pointed out the window at a large wooden sign. "Welcome to Acme West, a slice of the past in the middle of the present." Lexi read. "Not very catchy."
Ace, who was driving, parked their vehicle at the end of the large, gravel driveway. The seven Loonatics climbed out of it excitedly.
All of them were awe-struck at what lay before them. A large, stately barn stood infront of even larger, sprawling green pastures behind it.
Cassidy faced Tech. "Ha! Rev said it fifty-seven times! I win!"
"No, he said it fifty-nine times" Tech disagreed.
A tall, older-looking man walked up to them. "Hello, I'm Frank Boswell. You must be the Loonatics, right?"
Ace held out his hand for the man to shake. "Hi. Yes, this is us. I'm Ace, this is Lexi, Duck, Rev, Slam, and..." he paused when he reached Tech and Cassidy, who were still arguing, "and these two are Tech and Cassidy." He said their naems louder than usual, hoping to catch their attention. And it worked.
Mr. Bowell motioned to a stable boy for him to came over. "Would you mind showing our guest to their rooms?" He asked.
"Of course not, Sir." The boy responded.
"This is Ben, he will show you to the cabin."
Ben gathered as many bags as he could carry, and the guys grabbed the rest. After climbing a fleet of stairs, Ben stopped at three doors. He pointed to one. "Girls, this will be your room." Lexi and Cassidy entered the room. Inside was a large wooden bunkbed, a small wood desk, and a couple wood dressers. "It's beautiful." Lexi commented, and Cassidy agreed. They then clained their bags from the pile and left the boys.
"Lexi! You've got to come see this!" Cassidy was looking out the window. Lexi joined her. The window overlooked a bright green pasture, in it were a dozen or so horses contentedly munching on grass, their tails swishing at bugs. Both of the girls knew that this was going to be their best vacation ever.
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Ben pointed to the two remaining doors. "You guys can choose who goes in which room. If you need anything, just ask anybody with the pin on their shirt." He showed them the star-shaped pin he was wearing on his jacket.
One room had three beds, and the other had only two. They agreed on Rev and Tech in the second room, and Ace, Duck, and Slam in the third.
Rev excitedly zipped arond their new room. "Wow Tech! This is so awesome! I've never been at a place like this! Man, I can't wait to go see the horses! I wonder when we'll go riding?!"
Tech set his suitcases on his bed. "I'm sure you'll survive."
(end chapter 1)